Hiroshima Mon Amour

Overview

The deep conversation between a Japanese architect and a French actress forms the basis of this celebrated French film, considered one of the vanguard productions of the French New Wave. Set in Hiroshima after the end of World War II, the couple -- lovers turned friends -- recount, over many hours, previous romances and life experiences. The two intertwine their stories about the past with pondering the devastation wrought by the atomic bomb dropped on the city.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 10, 1959

Original language

French

Spoken languages

English, French, Japanese

Countries

France, Japan

Production

Pathé Entertainment,Daiei Film,Argos Films,Como Films,Pathé Overseas,Argos films

Cast

Emmanuelle Riva,Eiji Okada,Stella Dassas,Pierre Barbaud,Bernard Fresson

Director

Alain Resnais

Writer

Marguerite Duras

Producer

Anatole Dauman,Samy Halfon

Cinematography

Michio Takahashi,Sacha Vierny

Music

Georges Delerue,Giovanni Fusco

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

$3,193

IMDb

tt0052893